PRODUCT LAUNCH: Quik Pod by Fromm Works, the original patented selfie stick for digital cameras, announces compatibility with the newly announced and highly affordable Xiaomi Yi action camera; designed to give GoPro a "run" for its money. Voted the best selfie stick by the Wall Street Journal and used by tourists and athletes worldwide, Quik Pod(R) confirms that it is working to distribute the original North American designed selfie stick to consumers in China.

NEWS: A series of 2015 market investigations by Thintri, Inc. has revealed significant new opportunities in several emerging technologies like graphene and paper batteries. Thintri's Market Alerts have uncovered three technologies that are projected to undergo dramatic market growth through the decade, moving rapidly from very modest, or even non-existent, markets to billion-dollar levels within the next five to 10 years.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. /Advertising & Marketing News/ -- NEWS: SecuGen Corporation recently announced the release of its new Hamster Pro Duo/CL, a product that combines a contactless smart card reader with an optical fingerprint reader that is FAP 20 Mobile ID and PIV certified. The Hamster Pro DUO/CL was designed for projects such as National ID programs that require a contactless smart card to store a fingerprint template. The Hamster Pro Duo/CL features SecuGen's U20 USB fingerprint sensor that is FBI Certified and captures very high quality images.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. /Advertising & Marketing News/ -- NEWS: Rapid Prototypes, Inc. today announced the release of its AdaptRM Time Tracking and Invoicing beta service. Already supporting unlimited numbers of devices, this release incorporates a new invoicing ability. This option not only allows the user to track time to their various projects, but also creates professional invoices for direct transmission to clients via their preferred method.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /Advertising & Marketing News/ -- NEWS: Mortgage document prep vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS) today announced it has launched a comprehensive Resources website within its flagship doc prep system idsDoc. The main feature of the site, a compliance-focused blog authored by IDS Compliance Officer Jonathan Johnson, was made available to clients through the idsDoc doc prep platform.

According to a market research study announced this month from Insight Research Corporation, the study projects that the aggregate market for a key group of data services will grow two to three times the rate for basic transport services over the next five years. Insight's newly-released market analysis report, "Strategic Data Services for US Businesses: IP VPNs, Ethernet, Cloud, and Hosting Services, 2013-2018" includes full segment details for U.S. wireline data services...

DURANGO, Colo. /Advertising Industry Newswire/ -- Insight Research's newly-released market analysis report, "Managed Services in an IP World: Global Opportunities for Wireless and Wired Networks, 2013-2017" says that While business spending on all telecommunications services is expected to grow in low single-digit percentages over the next five years, global spending on managed services is expected to grow at an annual compounded rate of 11.3 percent.

DAYTON, Ohio /Advertising Industry Newswire/ -- Award-winning marketing and technology strategy company, Crown, recently announced the addition of Pete Luongo to its Board of Advisors. Luongo is the prior President and CEO of the Berry Company and a well-known author. He brings to the board his rich business experience gained over his 33-year career.

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. /Advertising Industry Newswire/ -- According to a new market research study, 'Operations Support Systems, 2011-2016,' telecommunications network operators worldwide are forecasted to increase their investment in OSS at a compounded rate of 5.9 over the next five years, and will exceed $67 billion in 2016, according to the new report by Insight Research.

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. /Advertising Industry Newswire/ -- According to the latest market study from Insight Research, business spending on all telecommunications services is expected to grow in single-digit percentages over the next six years, and global spending on managed services is expected to grow at an annual compounded rate of 14.7 percent over the period.

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. /Advertising Industry Newswire/ -- Insight Research Corp.'s new market analysis study, "The Mobile Workforce and Enterprise Applications, 2011-2016," takes a close look at the most important enterprise applications accessible from various mobile devices including smartphones, tablets, and sensors. The report then segments the findings into eight vertical industry classifications and presents the data for the U.S. as well as four global regions.